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Originally posted by Calrath
We have pay as you go as well as contract plans here in the US as well. Our contract plans work similar, but typically only include voice minutes.
I was with a local arm of T-mobile (Iwireless) this time last year, and they offered unlimited incoming AND unlimited local calls with their prepaid package. No stipulations as to day/time, either. Downside was there was no integrated long-distance billing scheme (you had to use a calling card) and no roaming ability at all.
So there is unlimited incoming out there, you just have to hunt for it.
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Originally posted by shark_megabyte
I was with a local arm of T-mobile (Iwireless) this time last year, and they offered unlimited incoming AND unlimited local calls with their prepaid package. No stipulations as to day/time, either. Downside was there was no integrated long-distance billing scheme (you had to use a calling card) and no roaming ability at all.
So there is unlimited incoming out there, you just have to hunt for it.
Oh, of course it's out there. I was just talking about the standard nation-wide carriers however. Cricket operates as a local carrier an offers unlimited incoming/outgoing for a flat rate per month. 39.99 I believe. But it's only local coverage, no roaming at all, you can only use the phone in your own city basically.
Back when AT&T first lauched their GSM network they also had an unlimited minutes plan for $100/month. I think thier's was actually nation-wide.
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So if you take your phone to another State you're classed as roaming and charged extra for calls & the like?
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Originally posted by Strawbs
So if you take your phone to another State you're classed as roaming and charged extra for calls & the like?
No, the phone just doesn't work at all! It displays "No Service" and can only be used for 911 emergency calls.
Each of our major nationwide carriers does have a set of plans much like what you just described. More minutes (typically 1000) for use in a local area, and anywhere else is considered roaming and is an extra charge.
The typical plans of each nationwide carrier do include nationwide roaming on thier network for free. My carrier (Sprint) also has an add-on option for $5/month that I can roam on any network my phone can use for free.
Last edited by Calrath; 03-21-2005 at 07:39 PM.
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Originally posted by shark_megabyte
I was with a local arm of T-mobile (Iwireless) this time last year, and they offered unlimited incoming AND unlimited local calls with their prepaid package. No stipulations as to day/time, either. Downside was there was no integrated long-distance billing scheme (you had to use a calling card) and no roaming ability at all.
So there is unlimited incoming out there, you just have to hunt for it.
Are you sure T-Mobile is the one running prepaid I-Wireless? Over here in Ohio (and a small piece Northwest Kentucky) I-Wireless is ran by Cincinnati Bell: http://www.i-ontheweb.com/
Back on topic, I know Nextel offers a couple unlimited incoming nationwide plans: http://nextelonline.nextel.com/NASAp...nk2;rate_plans
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True, nextel does have free incoming plans. They tend to include less outgoing minutes and be more expensive than the other carriers though, so it evens out. I'm wondering what pricing structure the merged Sprint-Nextel will take on. Nextel's free incoming minutes? Or Sprint's "fair-and-flexible", which is basically paying a flat rate for so many minutes and then paying $5/100 minutes over that amount.
Maybe a combination of both?
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Originally posted by Calrath
True, nextel does have free incoming plans. They tend to include less outgoing minutes and be more expensive than the other carriers though, so it evens out. I'm wondering what pricing structure the merged Sprint-Nextel will take on. Nextel's free incoming minutes? Or Sprint's "fair-and-flexible", which is basically paying a flat rate for so many minutes and then paying $5/100 minutes over that amount.
Maybe a combination of both?
That's an interesting thing to think about, but from what I understand Nextel and Sprint plan to keep their businesses separate, in that Nextel will still appeal to business customers while Sprint will appeal to casual customers/teenagers. I expect their plans to do the same.
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l am fascinated by their potential.
The far east and Japan in particular are verging on obsession with them.
Will Kirk's bmus ever really happen. Who knows.
As thin clients connecting to home networks,
l predict a bright and innovative future.
The gotcha is screen size but sooner or later someone will crack that problem and away.........
http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=7685
This one l want. http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=7553
Strawbs - check this http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQfgtpZ1...ssZhongkongtoy
Last edited by herosrest; 03-21-2005 at 11:40 PM.
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While screen size is still small, screen resolution is improving. Most of the high-end phones have at least 176x220 now. Two of our phones on Sprint have 240x320 QVGA screens. I think the actual screen size problem is limited by how small you want the phone to be. I like a good screen, but i'd also like to be able to carry my phone in my pocket comfortably.
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